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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard: The rip fence – a metal guide that keeps material being sawed from shifting side to side as it passes through the cutting blade – can come loose. This could result in kickback of the material being sawed and possible injury to the operator.

Incidents/Injuries: Rexon on behalf of Sears has received 230 reports of the rip fence bracket coming loose. No injuries were reported.

Description: The rip fence on these saws is made of silver extruded aluminum, is 31inches in length, and has an over-locking handle with a black die-cast aluminum head. They were included with Craftsman table saw model number 137.21830.

Sold at: Sears stores nationwide from August 2002 through November 2004. The cost of complete table saw is about $399, and the cost of the rip fence is about $40.

Manufactured in: Taiwan

Remedy: The firm will provide free replacement parts with instructions to consumers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard: The rip fence – a metal guide that keeps material being sawed from shifting side to side as it passes through the cutting blade – can come loose. This could result in kickback of the material being sawed and possible injury to the operator.

Incidents/Injuries: Rexon on behalf of Sears has received 230 reports of the rip fence bracket coming loose. No injuries were reported.

Description: The rip fence on these saws is made of silver extruded aluminum, is 31inches in length, and has an over-locking handle with a black die-cast aluminum head. They were included with Craftsman table saw model number 137.21830.

Sold at: Sears stores nationwide from August 2002 through November 2004. The cost of complete table saw is about $399, and the cost of the rip fence is about $40.

Manufactured in: Taiwan

Remedy: The firm will provide free replacement parts with instructions to consumers.

just like everything else companies are cutting corners to make a marketable product at a cheaper price [to them] and selling at a higher price for a profit. dewalt uses the same motor on its contractor grade tablesaw and chop saw. take a look at the different prices for each. sears used to make a circular saw with a die cast white metal housing. now about the only thing you'll find "of metal" is the retractable saw guard. plastic parts make up the motor housing and if a bearing seizes up, it'll spin in the housing, melt the plastic and render the saw useless. oh sure there is a rubber bushing that's supposed to hold the bearing in the housing but it melts too!

Just when I completely discounted the fix in the mail from CRAFTSMAN I get a package yesterday from the company. To my complete astonishment, the EXACT part that failed on my fence and that i had ZERO luck locating with out buying an entire new fence was in the package.

I still cannot believe my luck and I cannot thank you enough HAZEEEEE for your diligence on this board!!!!

just like everything else companies are cutting corners to make a marketable product at a cheaper price [to them] and selling at a higher price for a profit. dewalt uses the same motor on its contractor grade tablesaw and chop saw. take a look at the different prices for each. sears used to make a circular saw with a die cast white metal housing. now about the only thing you'll find "of metal" is the retractable saw guard. plastic parts make up the motor housing and if a bearing seizes up, it'll spin in the housing, melt the plastic and render the saw useless. oh sure there is a rubber bushing that's supposed to hold the bearing in the housing but it melts too!

I just built a bird feeder and noticed that material ripped was not square. Actually the other guide for angled wood cutting is a little sloppy in the rail-whadayado-since all this is made in high China?

I have the Craftsman 10" 4.4 Job Site Table saw as in the OP with the new re-built fence from the recall. The fence seems to be 1//8" off closer to me and I can't tell if it is an issue with the installment of the piece they sent me . I was wondering if any else had this issue.

At this late date, because of the *&^%*&^%$ recall my saw has never been the same and I can't really reach a real person at craftsman anymore....The fence is off and in turn adds to aggravation in my finished products...so now today I have had it and am looking for a #10KB craftsman replacement rip fence assembly...for a 137.218300...what a POS of a recall....

the site {ereplacementparts dot com} can get a replacement rip fence complete but I don't know if its an updated one for around 80 bucks
My tablesaw is from grizzly imports and sometimes I have to tweak the adjustment from time to time, but most of the time its right on. try ereplacements.
I called sears parts direct and wasquoted a new fence complete for $68 and some change.